Plow.



No. 792,703. PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905. G. M. HANGER & D. S. THOMAS.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1905.

UNITED STATES Patented June 20, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE MINOR HANGER AND DANIEL SAYLER THOMAS, OF BRIDGE- l/VATER, VIRGINIA; SAID HANGER ASSIGNOR TO SAID THOMAS.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 792,703, dated June 20, 1905.

Application filed January 9, 1905. Serial No. 240,249.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE MINOR HANG- ER and DANIEL SAYL'ER THOMAS, citizens of the United States, residing at Bridgewater, in the county of Rockingham and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Plow, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates more especially to improvements in hand or garden plows, particularly of that type set forth in a prior patent granted on July 5, 1904, No. 764,051.

The object is to provide an extremely simple structure of a novel nature that can be cheaply manufactured, requires but few parts, eli'ects a saving of material and time in its construction, and yet has all the advantages of the plows of this character.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved plow. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view more clearly showing the connection of the braces with the handles and beam. Fig. 3 is a substantially horizontal sectional view.

Similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a beam is employedcomprising side bars 4, the front portions of which are substantially parallel and are spaced apart sufficiently to receive a wheel 5, journaled upon a bearing, and spacing-sleeve 6, that is located between the front ends of the bars 4 and is secured thereto by an axle-bolt 7 passing through said sleeve and through the front ends of the bars. The rear portions of the bars are closer together, but are still spaced a slight distance apart. They are curved downwardly and form a standard 8, to the lower end of which may be attached a suitable cultivating implement as, for instance, a tongue 9.

A handle member is employed, comprising bars 10, spaced apart, inclining downwardly and converging toward their lower ends. The upper ends of these side bars have inturned terminals 11, to which is secured a cross-bar 12, terminating in handle-grips 13. Thelower portions of the handle-bars 10 are curved downwardly, as shown at 14, and rearwardly, as shown at 15, the curved portions 14 and 15 extending in advance of the beam on opposite sides of the wheel, and the lower ends of said bars being pivoted upon the axle-bolt 7. The portions 14 are thus located above the axle and above the plane of the beam, while the portions 15 are disposed substantially in alinement with the bars 4 of said beam.

A brace member in the form of bars 16 is employed, each of said bars being pivoted at its upper end to the side of one of the handlebars 10 by means of a clip-bolt 17 that embraces the bar and passes through the brace. These brace-bars are disposed in convergent relation, and their lower ends are arranged parallel and flat against each other, as shown at '18. Said ends pass between the spaced bars 4 substantially at the juncture of the beam portion with the standard portion, being slidable transversely of the beam. They are ordinarily held against such sliding movement and in different positions by means of a clip-bolt 19, having a shank passing through the bars 4, said clip-bolt embracing the bracebars 18. The shank passing through the bars 4 is threaded and a nut 20 is screwed thereon.

It will be observed that in this structure the pressure against the handle-bar 12 imparts a pulling movement to the axle and because of the peculiar arrangement of the parts counterbalances the downward draft of the cultivating implement 9. Moreover, the handle is adjustable to any height desired. It will also be noted that the number of parts is small, and such parts are very simple, so that they can be readily manufactured. Thus numerous bolts and openings heretofore employed are eliminated and yet the ad vantages of the structure are retained.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a' plow, the combination with a wheel, of an axle for the wheel, a beam comprising spaced bars located on opposite sides of the wheel and secured at their front ends to the axle, said bars carrying a standard at their rear ends, handle-bars having their lower portions extending in advance of the axle and having rearwardly-turned terminals secured to said axle, said bars and beam being capable of relative swinging movement toward and from each other with the axle as a journal and connections between the bearn and handles that permit the relative adjustment of the beam and handles.

2. In a plow, the combination with a wheel, of an axle for the wheel, a plow-beam comprising spaced bars secured at their front ends to the axle and having their rear ends down wardly turned and forming a beam, handlebars, each comprising single continuous pieces having their front ends downwardly and rear wardly curved and located in advance of the axle, the terminals of said bars being secured to the axle, said beam and bars swinging relatively toward and from each other with the axle as a journal, and connections between the handle and beam-bars, said axle'constituting a pivotal connection between the beam and handle-bars.

3. In a plow, the combination with a beam member, of a handle member,one of said members comprising spaced elements, a connection between the members adjustably passing between said elements, and means located at one side of the connection and separate therefrom; for clamping the elements upon said connection.

4. In a plow, the combination with a beam member, of a handle member, one of said members comprising spaced side bars, a connection between the bars ad j ustably passing transversely between said bars, and a clipbolt engaging the bars and embracing the connection for clamping said bars and connection together, said connection being slidable through the clip-bolt.

.5. In a plow, the combination with a beam member comprising spaced side bars having downturned rear terminals forming a standard, of a wheel located between the side bars, an axle for the wheel connected to the front ends of the beam-bars, downwardly-inclined handle-bars pivoted to the axle, brace-bars having their upper ends respectively associated with the handle-bars, clip-bolts surrounding said handlebars and engaging the upper ends of the braces, the lower ends of said braces being arranged parallel to and flat against each other, said ends slidably passing between the beam-bars, and a clip-bolt engaging said beam-bars and embracing the lower portions of the bracebars, said clip-bolt clamping the beam-bars upon the brace-bars and permitting the sliding movement of the latter therethrough when loosened.

6. In a plow, the combination with a beam member, of handles pivotally associated therewith, braces for the handles attached to the same and slidably associated with the beam member, transversely thereof, and a clip-bolt for connecting the braces to the beam member, said clip-bolt being separate from the braces and said braces being slidable with respect to the bolt when said bolt is loosened.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MINOR HANGER. DANIEL SAYLER THOMAS. Witnesses:

E. BRYAN TEMPLEMAN, JOHN T. MILLER. 

